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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-21
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

After the adoption of this paper the
Chair ID. II. Blackwell, Of Manchester
stated that the paper just adopted
would become a part Of the constitu-
ton and laws of the association. So
the next business was the election of
officers.
". G. Johnson put in nomination for
president Albert L. Ellis, of Gooch-
land
Elhss nomination was seconded 10y
John James, Jr., of Henrico, and
others, and he was elected by acclama-
tion.
The other officers were elected as
follows: First Vice President, j. II.
Blackwell, of Manchester Second
President, 4. Gibbs, of HeMico /;
Secretary, i. W. Brown, of Prince
George; Assistant Secretary, w. c.
johnson, of Richmond Treasurer,
John James, Sr., of Henrico Solicitor,
G. Minnus, Jr., of Chesterfield; Gene
raj Superintendent, A. q. Franklin, of
Charles CITY. General Directors
John James, Jr., of Henrico w. NJ
Booker, of Powhatan Frank Scott, of
Goochland Junius l.. Adams, of Hen
rico, and J. McFeTus, Of POwhatan.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-21
rGIALs or srEED.

WC( llHg
TIlALs or SPEED.
Grounds Of Virginia State Agricultural So
| ciety Wednesday and Thursday, May 20 an
| 70, 1851.
WEDsYsDAY.-Ist-Purse slOs.-Running
Mile dash for horses habitually used as saddle
horses, four -year-olds and under; wslteI
weights gentlemen ridOrs; S7j to the iirs
horse. So TO second horse.
2d-Stake ? Of value Of S100 -Troiting: Fol
hOrses win record not better than three fnin
| utes 10 Tosd-cartS gentlemen drivers, horses II
be owned and driven by members OF the club
Mile heats, best two In three. TO first horse
silver cup Il ynlUe Of so; TO second horse
harness Of value OF 50.
3d.-Purse S20o.-Running: Mile-and-an.
eighth heats. best two in three: for bOr.es
habitually used as saddle horses. all ages
gentlemen riders. weller weights; fl2j ~ FIRST,
80 10 second, s9J 70 third horse.
4tb.-Purse s1l0-Trot,ine: 70 harnesss for
horses with rcord not better than 2:40. hi,e
heats, best three in five; tl2j 10 first, 80 "a
second, So 10 bird horse.
TuURSDAY.-lst-Stakes Of value Of 500
Running: Mile dash for horses hahtually used
as saddle-holsespail ages. welter weight, gen
tlemen riders, horses 10 be owned ana ridden
10y the members OF the club. 10 irst horse,
silver cup 0i value OF SO; TO second horse.
saddle and bridle Of value OF s@j.
2d.-Purse Slm-TrOtting: 10 harness. for
horses wi n record not bette ihan 2jO; tncec
in i've. Fist horse, 500; second, S3j; third.
flJ.
Gd.-Purse s200.-Bdnning: Milc-and-a-hali
dash. for ell ages, weight for age. Sis to
FIRST, $50 20 second, t@5 10 third horse.
4th.-Purse s20c.-lrotuog: To harness; free
for all: mite heats best three in five. Sl2j 10
first. $40 to second, $.5 70 third horse.
For each trial Of speed i've horses must be
entered. and three must start. Entrance fee
for each horse 10 per cent. OF the total value Of
the purse Or stake for which the entry is made.
Al the entries and entry feos must be in the
bands o. the secretary by 10 ". OF Monday, May
-, 1857.
Any horse 10 be eligible 20 enter 10 these
tiinls Ct speed must be owned ia Virginia for
thirty days before day Of entry.
NOTE.-TTottinG races under National Tro;-
ting Association Rules.
Running races under Maryland Jockey Club
Rules, with tRs exception that forty pounds
shall be WeliT weight, and not tWenty-oich;
pounds.
1t is the purpose Of the club 70 add n trottlg
colt race for four-year-Olds and under, II suill-
cient money is in hand.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-21
LATE WEATHER REPORT.

wksnINoaoS. April ell 4. ~. For Virginia.
- generally f0r weather, variable Winds,
i,,n generally from souih 90 west, statlon-
tihlk AIRY temperature, except IN southern
lNirginia. slightly warmer
= Fof North Carolina, fair weather,
variable winds slightly warmer. et-
tcpt Ia tho southern portion. stationary TOM
Icrafuto.
TaE WEATHEg N RICHMOND YEsTXRDAv
~as r!OLslv In the forenoon, with light shower
of rain in She afternoon and Nc night
Range uf Tberinoincter Yesterday:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-21
.RArsE HRornEEs. srEcIALs IN
DOMESTICS.

Nowhere else can yoI find such stock o. ANY
thing near our prices.
case Fruit Of Loom ~ Bieached Cotton. e.;
osses Barker a. lromium Bleached Cotton,
ihc.;
case Lancaster l0-l lileached Sheeung, l8Ec.-
mill price now Is:
cnse % New York Mills Bl-ached Shooting
no better made. 2isc.-mii price 2oc.
! ca.e iO4 Pepperell Bleached SheCtiDg, 1c.-
mill price now %2Nc;
bales Wide. heavy Bod-Ticking, lO,.-mili
price l2Hc.;
bnics4- wide standard Feather Ticking. l5c.-
mil price L..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-21
CURTAIN SCRIMS.

We purchased largely Of CURTAIN SCRIMS
al the recent auction sale which took plsce in
New York sud shall offer them at The follow
ing slaughte1ng prices:
5e-lpU pieces DOeple-Nidth Curtain ScriIn,
choice patterns, Worm isSc.
S1c.-.3 pieces Fine DOublc-Width Curtain
Sclim. eight different patterns, worth l6' G.
12tc-Special bar gains IN Madras Scrim-Only
limited Quanuty-actual worth 2jc.
Never before has it been the gOOd fortune OF
STRAUSE BROTHERS 10 place before the poo
ole Of this State such an extensive and attrac-
tive stock 81 bargains. Note goods and prices
for THIS WEEK.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-21
RIDING. AND DRIyING-CLUB.
Programme for Races at the Spring
Meeting.

Mr.. Parton II. Grundy, secretary
and treasurer of the Virginia Riding
and DriyiDg-Club, announces the fol
lowing as the programme for the spring
MEETING.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-21
S7RAUSE Brothers
GREAT NiR-STREET BAZAAR,
ILO9 Main street.

Cur grand Offering thi'week will fully main
tain onr wcll-ostablisho1 reputation Of being
he leaders for bargains iu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
LORD ABERDEEN.
His Opinions on the Situation In Eng
land as Expressed In New York.

New YORK, July 5.-The Earl and Coun-
tess Of Aberdeen arrived in this city at 10
o'clock last night from Niagara Falls. Lord
Aberdeen, who was Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land during Gladstone's administration,
being asked by a reporter what he thought
Of the criticisms Of the Conservative press
In England upon the occasion Of the recent
testimonial to Gladstone, which represented
contributors to the fund as petty, inconse-
quential people, and generally discredited
the character Of Gladst0ne's American sup
port, said:
II am certain that the statements were
based either upon Ignorance, misapprehen-
sion or Misrepresentation.
During my brief stay in America, have
seen good deal of Irish-American sympa-
thiZers with Gladstone, and l am certain
their character is little understood by Eng
lish Conservatives. l have been struck with
the widespread admiration for Gladstone
which exists In this country, not only among
lrish-Amerieans, but among purely Ameri-
can, and with this admiration goes the belief
In the policy Of home rule for Ireland which
he represents. The English are mistaken in
supposing that only the Irish-Americans
here favor the home rule movement. Ameri-
can sympathy does undoubtedly help along
the fight much in Ireland. When its charac-
ter is better understood, we shall derive
more assistance from it,"
concerning tne erect OF tne prObaDle pas
sage Of the coercion act. Lord Aberdeen said:
ut has occurred to me, although the Co
ercion been regarded, and rightly, as some
what ominous for ireland, that 1t is much
more likely TO turn out to be nail in the
coffin Of the present Conservative admins
tration."
Referring to the great Liberal triumph at
Spalding, he said: Il consider that it GER
tainly indicates that public opinion in Eng
land Is undergoing a change. and a change in
the. right direction; that is, a change in favor
of home rule"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
the DOMINION.
A $500, 1000 Blaze In Montreal.

MONTREAL, July ia fire broke out be-
tween and o'clock this morning in the st.
Lawrence sugar refinery on Queen street
and extending through to King street. The
whole department was called out, but was
powerless to save the seven story building
structure together with brick houses adjoin
ing occupied by Flynn, O'Brien, Coverton
and Jones were completely destroyed. A
man named Moore was coming down lad
der when huge puff of flame shot out of a
window. He lost hold and fell to the ground
and was instantly killed. A number of per-
sons are reported missing. An immense
pile. OF debris is being searched for dead
bodies. Many men escaped from the build
ings almost naked and saved their lives by
running along the gangway across the street
into offices. The loss is placed at nearly
$500, 900. The insurance is $4,000, $3.50, 900
being in United States companies. Four
hundred men are thrown out of work. A
fire occurred on these premises on the ed of
January 1884, the insurance then being
$167, ,357.49, and the loss to insurance COM
panies, amounted to $124,696.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
A FOOLISH STRIKE.
The Trouble in the SpringvaIe Cotton
MIlIs-ignorant French Canadians.

SANFORD, July 14.-The situation of af-
fairs at the Springvale cotton mills remains
practically unchanged. The striking weay-
ers will resume work only on condition that
their demand for an advance Of 10 per cent
be acceded to by the firm, and the firm il
equally determined on suspending operations
unless the weavers return to work at once.
The weavers must either 60 back to their
idle looms at the wages they were receiving
when the strike occurred, or the mills will
shut down tonight for an indefinite period,
to stand protracted suspension than are
the operatives. A majority Of the employees
are of the most undesirable class Of ignorant
French Canadians, Ewith whom it is utterly
impossible to reason, and the present diff
Guilty seems to have been 0ccasiOned by
half-dozen of this class, who think they
should be able to earn the same amount in
ten hours that they had earned in eleven
hours previous to the enforcement Of the ten
hour law, which came into effect the first day
of the current month. Changes favorable to
the weavers have been made in the weight
and price of the woven goods, enabling them
to gain the price of one cut, in every twenty
three. But this change, Through Ignorance.
they construed as a reduction.
Mr.. Joel Kicker, the firms agent, in con-
versation with correspondent today, said:
"We cannot, under present circumstances,
accede to any demands for an increase of
wages, and would, in fact, prefer to suspend
operations for time at least, and shall do so
tonight unless the weavers resume work to-
day. The firm has large amount Of raw
material on Ihand,:.which the recent rise in
cotton will enable them TO unload on the
market to greater advantage than they could
manufacture the same at increased cost and
dispose of it at the existing market price for
cotton fabrics"
The local assembly of the Knights of La
Dor, to their credit, disclaim any connection
whatever with the strike, and it is generally
regarded as very foolish proceeding ON the
part of the.weavers. This is the first strike
that has ever occurred among the employees
of this company. The mills were started up
less than a year ago, after protracted term
of idleness. and the village was just begin
ming to feel the impetus eff increased busi-
ness. Now, if they are compelled to shut
down it will be "A sad blow to Springyale's
prosperity
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
RAILWAY MATTERS.

AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN REGARD TO
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has direct.
ed that recent request Of the Canadian Pa
clhc railroad that that road be permitted TO
ship goods in bond from Pacific coast ports
to Port Moody, the western terminus Of the
Canadian Pacific railroad be granted. This
order is of great Importance to the Canadian
Pacific, and Of special interest to the trans
continental lines Of our own country. The
effect OF this order Is to permit the Canadian
racine TO transport United States goods in
POND from California 10 any interior point
In the United States, or to any port In the
United States, on the Atlantic seabOard.
IhlS order viii remove the last obstacle
which the Canadian Pacific has encountered
in its competition with the transcOntinental
roads Of the United States, and
IL gives the Canadian Pacific a
special advantage for the reason that
II can take freight from San Francisco with
out any restrictions Of the Interstate Com
meree law, and WITHOUT any necessity for OBJ
serving the provision as to the long and
short haul. The bonding Of the route from
san Francisco TO Port Moody makes the Ca
madam Pacific. for all practical purposes, a
United States through line, which Is under
no obligations to obey the requirements OF
the Interstate Commerce law as to freight
rates, and which can cut rates against the
United States lines without fear Of cOnse-
quenceS. 1t Is not known whether the Treas
ury Department so understands the effects
OF its order, but that Is what the attorneys
who have been conducting the application,
know that the order means. lt is expected
that the order will reduce through freight
rates from the Pacific coast to New England
points
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
- -
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Denial That the Society Is Breaking
Up,

New YORK, July 15.-Mr. t. V. Powderly
will print the following in the Journal of
United Labor, to be issued tomorrow in ref
erence to the assertion in number of news
papers that the organization Of the knights
of Labor is breaking up:
We are breaking up as the plowman breaks
up the soil for the sowing of new seed.
We are breaking up old traditions,
We are breaking up hereditary rights and
planting everywhere the seed of universal
rights.
We are breaking up the idea that money
makes the man and not moral worth.
We are breaking up the idea that might
makes right.
We are breaking up the idea that legisla-
tion is alone for the rich.
We are breaking up the idea that the Con-
gress OF the United States must be run by
millionaires for the benefit of millionaires.
We are breaking up the idea that few men
may hold millions OF acres Of untitled land
while other men starve for an acre.
We are breaking up the practice of putting
the labor of criminals into competition with
honest labor, and starving it to death.
We are breaking up the practice Of import
lngithe ignorances, bred Of monarchies and
dynamite, in order to depreciate intelligent
skilled labor at home.
We are breaking up the practice of employ
ing little children in the factories, thus
Dreeulng race deformed, ignorant and
profligate.
We are breaking up the idea that a man
who works with his hands has need neither
OF education nor of civilizing refinements.
We are breaking up the idea that the acci-
dent OF sex puts one half of the human race
beyond the pale of constitutional rights.
We are breaking up the practice Of paying
woman one third the wages paid men, simply
because she is a women.
we are breaking up the idea that man
may debauch an infant girl and shield him.
self from penalty behind law he himself
has made.
We are breaking up ignorance. intemper-
ance, crime and oppression of whatever
character and wherever found.
Yes the Knights of Labor are breaking up,
and they will continue their appointed work
OF breaking up until universal rights shall
prevail, and while they may not bring in the
millennium they do their part in the evolution
OF moral forces that are working for the
emancipation of the lace.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
a FRIcHTFUL ACCIDENT.
Two Trains Collide on the Michigan
Central.
An OIL Tank Set on Fire and
Number
or People are Burned to Death-PItI-
ful Scenes.

ST.. THOMAS, Ont, July 10. "A terrible
accident occurred at the crossing Of the
Grand Trunk railway and the Michigan Cen
trail railroad in this city this evening. An
excursion train on the Grand Trunk from
Fort Stanley ran into passenger and freight
on the Michigan Central road, made up Of a
number Of cars laden with oil. The engine
crashed into an oil car, when the oil instant
iy took fire and burned with great ferceness,
communicating to the cars on both trains
and extending to Grifin's warehouse, coal
and lime sheds adjoining the track on the
west, and John Campbells dwelling on the
east, which were all burned with their con-
tents. Engineer DOnnelly Of the excursion
train was burned In the wreck. The fireman
Jumped and escaped with slight injuries.
Inc forward car Of the excursion train was
hlled with passengers, who made frantic
enorts 70 escape, but notwithstanding hun
dreds Of brave and willing hands were i'm
mediately at work to aid In the rescue, a
number lost their lives.
AT $50 O'Clock nine bodies had been taken
out. All were burned to a crisp. At 3
O'Clock when thousands Of people were
crowding around the burning jute one OF the
on tanks on the cars suddenly exploded,
throwing hundreds 10 the ground with great
force and scattering fire in all directions, and
perhaps fatally, injuring many.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
FOREIGN.

LONDON, July 15.-The yacht Thistle will
make the voyage across the Atlantic under
one lower mast and reefed trysail about
the size of cotton yachts mainsail. tits in
tended to make practice cruises in American
waters before the races for tho Americas
cup.
LONDON, July ia despatch from st.
Petersburg by way of Gumbinnen in East
Prussia states that ON July 10 band Of re-
ligious fanatics attempted to murder Grand
Duchess Elizabeth, wife of Grand Duke Con-
stantineritch, son Of Grand Duke Constan-
tine, who is an uncle Of the Car. The at
tempt was made at Paulovsk Palace where
the lady and husband were stopping. The
cause given was that the Grand Duchess,
who Is Lutheran, refused to modify the
terms Of her marriage settlement which ac-
cords her the privilege of remaining Luth-
eran and join the Greek church. The would
be murderers were arrested. While being
removed to the Jail they cried out, I'VE have
already had enough Of Maria Paulo-
nya, referring to the wife of Grand Duke
Vladimir, brother of the Car, whom the
p0pulace have suspected Of making prose-
lytes TO her faith. 1t is stated that a previ-
GUS attempt was made to assassinate the
Grand Duchess Elizabeth.
CORK, July 15-Patrick Collins of Boston,
has been presented with the freedom of the
CITY
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
THE WRECKED mERRImAcK.
Statement Of the Captain Regarding
the Accident.

HALIFAX, n. s., July 15.-The tug A. o.
Whitney arrived this morning from Liver
pool, N. s., and brought the remaining pas
sengers and crew of the wrecked steamer
Merrimack Captain Crowell Is at Liver
pool. He has made the following statement:
The Merrimack ran ashore in a dense fog
which settled down between half and three.
quarters of an hour before she struck. The
fog whistle had been regularly sounded dur
ing that time. The ship was in charge of
Pilot Reynolds, native Of Point La Tour,
who has been plotting steamers on this coast
for the last 20 years. 1t was his first acci-
dent. When the fog set in the pilot, first Of
ficer and were in the wheel-house and
were there when the the steamer struck.
Quartermaster Morrison was at the wheel
when the fog set in. The course was
changed by the pilots orders half point off
shore as precaution. During all our trips
last year the course in that vicinity was SW.
by W., which carried US well off to the south
ward, and steering half point south of
this was precautionary measure adopted on
account of the fog. When the ship struck,
and for ten minutes after, the fog was so
thick that the light on the island could not
be seen. 1t then lifted and we saw the light
The first indication we had Of being in much
danger was the vessel striking the rocks
She kept afloat for a half or two-thirds Of
her length for time and then settled in on
the rocks, listing somewhat to port. The
ship was making nine knots an hour when
she struck. In my opinion We were carried
out Of our course further than we were
aware of by the current setting in westerly
towards the land.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
YORK BEAchERs REJOICING.
Their New Line of RaIIroad-An
Epoch In the History of the Place.

YORK BEACH. July 15.-The historic town
of York, which contests with st. Augustine
the honors of being the first settled city in
the United States, is on the eve of a new
epoch idits history and prosperity. Within
a few weeks York Village, York Harbor and
the Beach will be connected by railroad with
the civilized world.
The new line is being constructed by the
York Harbor & Beach Railroad Company,
the enterprising officers of which are:
Henry E. Evans, proprietor of Hotel Bart
lett and prominent citizen of York, vice.
president; j. p. Simpson of York, treasurer;
S. w. Jenkins of York, secretary; Hon.
Frank Jones of Portsmouth, Governor Saw
yer of Dover, Hon. Charles Williams of the
Governors Council, E. S. Marshall pro
prietor of the Marshall House, and ]. 4.
Staples Of York. directors. The president
of the company, DR.. Hammond of Nashua,
N. H., who was quite property holder at
York Beach. died only few weeks ago.
The financial backing of the scheme comes
from three sources: The citizens Of York
are subscribers to $4,000; the stockholders
Of the Boston & Maine railroad as indi-
viduals, subscribed 200; while the Boston
G. Maine railroad, by authority of the stock
holders, subscribed $125,00
Chief Engineer Bishnell of the Eastern
Division of the Boston & Maine railroad has
the general supervision of the construction
of the new road, with Mr.. Lowe of Glouces-
ter as working engineer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-16
a NASTY Hole.

Yesterday afternoon workmen proceeded
to clean out the culvert at the corner of Cen
tral and Commercial streets, and make neces-
sary sewer changes in that locality. The
culvert. 1t is claimed by the abuttors at that
place, has not been cleaned out for two
years, and when the old debris and stuff was
removed, 1t is stated by these gentlemen that
1t was thrown out on to Commercial street to
tester in the hot sun, making a horrible
stencil, and when these gentlemen remon-
strated with the men at work they received
insults for their objections. Finally quick
lime was procured and spread on the street
which somewhat mitigated the stencil. The
carcass Of dead dog was among the con-
tents Of the culyert